Judges 20:19

19 So the next morning, the Israelites got up and camped near Gibeah.

Judges 20:19 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:19

And the children of Israel rose up in the morning
After they had had counsel at Shiloh, and which perhaps was by a deputation sent thither:

and encamped against Gibeah:
formed a camp near Gibeah of 360,000 men, enough to have stormed and taken that city at once, one would think.

Judges 20:19 In-Context

17 Not counting Benjamin, the Israelites called up four hundred thousand men armed with swords, and every one of them was a trained warrior.

18 Then the Israelites marched up to Bethel to ask for direction from God. They inquired, "Who should go up first to fight against the Benjaminites for us?" And the LORD said, "Let the tribe of Judah be first."

19 So the next morning, the Israelites got up and camped near Gibeah.

20 They marched out to fight against the Benjaminites, lining up in battle formation against them at Gibeah.

21 But the Benjaminites marched out from Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelite men that day.